What does kanji 薪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 薪 is fuel.

How is kanji 薪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 薪 are たきぎ, まき; the onyomi readings are シン.

What is the main radical of kanji 薪?

The main radical for kanji 薪 is 艸.

What words use kanji 薪?

Example words that use kanji 薪 include 薪炭, 薪いれ, 薪ストーブ, 薪を抱いて火を救う.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

薪

Meaning

Kanji 薪

fuel

fuel, firewood, kindling

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たきぎまき
Onyomi 音読み: シン
Nanori 名乗り: したき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2182
Strokes: 16
Radical: 艸
Components: 亠 • 并 • 艾 • 斤 • 木 • 立 • 辛
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 新 • 噺 • 澵 • 㜪

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Showing 14 common entries

Showing 14 of 15 entries that include this kanji.

薪炭

しんたん

wood and charcoal

薪いれ

たきぎいれ

wood basket

薪ストーブ

まきストーブ

wood-burning stove

薪を抱いて火を救う

たきぎをいだいてひをすくう

having one's good intentions backfire dangerously

薪割

まきわり

hatchet

薪拾い

たきぎひろい

firewood gathering

薪小屋

たきぎごや

woodshed

薪水

しんすい

fuel and water

薪水の労

しんすいのろう

menial services (e.g. kitchen work)

薪水給与令

しんすいきゅうよれい

Order for the Provision of Firewood and Water (1842)

薪能

たきぎのう

noh theater performed at night by a fire

御薪

みかまぎ

kindling burned in shrines and temples

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

冬に備えて薪を庭に積んでおいた。

I stacked firewood in the yard to prepare for winter.

祖父は山で拾った薪で風呂を沸かした。

My grandfather heated the bath with firewood he gathered in the mountains.

雨で薪が湿ってしまった。

The firewood got damp because of the rain.

彼は薪を割るのがとても上手だ。

He is very good at chopping firewood.

たき火には乾いた薪が必要だ。

A campfire needs dry firewood.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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